Biff Poggi embraces interim role, says return to sideline 'sparked' desire for Michigan’s top coaching job

Michigan dismissed caput manager Sherrone Moore earlier this month, prompting a wide-ranging hunt for the program’s adjacent leader.

Biff Poggi, a longtime fixture successful assemblage football, was named interim caput manager aft Moore was fired implicit what officials described arsenic an "inappropriate narration with a unit member." Poggi is not considered the odds-on favourite for the full-time occupation moving forward.

Nevertheless, the longtime manager is opening to marque his lawsuit for the job. The 65-year-old said returning to the sideline, adjacent amid chaotic circumstances, has reignited his enthusiasm.

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Michigan acting caput manager Biff Poggi waves astatine fans during the warm-ups astatine Michigan Stadium successful Ann Arbor connected Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. (Junfu Han/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

"It has sparked it. I’ve enjoyed this," Poggi said. "It’s been a large challenge, but it’s bully being backmost arsenic adjacent to the kids arsenic you are erstwhile you’re doing this." He volition beryllium connected the sideline erstwhile Michigan faces Texas successful the Citrus Bowl connected New Year’s Eve.

While Poggi’s resume spans decades successful football, his lone Division I FBS caput coaching acquisition came astatine Charlotte, and helium has ne'er led a Power Four program. Poggi worked arsenic a shot expert for the Wolverines successful 2016 earlier returning successful 2021 arsenic subordinate caput manager and an advisor to then-head manager Jim Harbaugh.

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According to aggregate reports, Poggi is being considered for the full-time relation and said Michigan diversion manager Warde Manuel interviewed him. Should an connection materialize, Poggi would not hesitate to accept.

"I'm being considered. I've had aggregate interviews, aggregate conversations," Poggi said. "Nobody knows what's going to happen. I don't cognize what's going to happen. I conscionable admit being considered, and we'll spot what happens."

Sherrone Moore stands adjacent to Warde Manuel, Michigan's manager of athletics, during a property league wrong the Junge Family Champions Center successful Ann Arbor connected Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. (David Rodriguez Munoz/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

When asked what helium believes is the top-selling constituent helium offers implicit different candidates, Poggi delivered a simple, yet pointed response.

"Because I cognize what the hellhole I'm doing."

Michigan Football helmets displayed down the Blue Team seat during the Michigan Football Spring Game astatine Michigan Stadium connected April 20, 2024 successful Ann Arbor, Michigan.  (Jaime Crawford/Getty Images)

He past pointed to his familiarity with the Michigan shot program.

"I person a agelong 10-year past of cognition of this place. This spot is truly important to me. My woman and I had someone, 1 of our boys played present (Henry Poggi). We person 2 daughters that astir of you don't cognize astir that graduated from here. Or are graduating. This spot has been large for them. One's a doctor. One's going to beryllium a doctor. Henry, speech astir the powerfulness of Michigan. You each retrieve Henry. He's present an concern banker. This spot is magical."

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"The programme means a batch to me. It's 1 of the things I privation to hole earlier I spell fume myself to decease with cigars. It's 1 of the things I privation to fix. I privation to hole this program."

Michigan finished the regular play 9-3, losing the finale to apical rival Ohio State.

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